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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionTreeOptions | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |